[WINDOWS] HOW-TO use a Logitech Harmony Remote with XBMC - Printable Version +- Kodi Community Forum (https://forum.kodi.tv) +-- Forum: Support (https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=33) +--- Forum: General Support (https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=111) +---- Forum: Windows (https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=59) +---- Thread: [WINDOWS] HOW-TO use a Logitech Harmony Remote with XBMC (/showthread.php?tid=77519) |
Many thanks - SteveMA - 2011-11-23 jjd-uk, bodhi Thank you very much for the help. I set up a Generic activity (Utility section) and added keyboard, WMC SE and remote devices. Got the custom key settings working nicely. XBMC starts nicely, everything seems to be behaving properly. SteveMA - bodhi - 2011-11-23 jjd-uk Wrote:By vanOert Step 5 in this post is not clear. 1. The MCE Remote is NOT needed. Don't create this device, unless the Harmony remote is also used with other media player or in Windows Media Center 2. the MCE Keyboard set up should be: Select Computer – Media Center PC – Microsoft and then type in MCE Keyboard (Note that MCE Keyboard must be entered manually) Computer – Media Center PC – Microsoft – “MCE Keyboard” - bodhi - 2011-11-23 SteveMA Wrote:Yes, I believe you're correct. My goal is exactly as you describe in youe Generic Activity description (which on my Harmony One must be the Utility activity). I selected Listen to Digital Music from their list and this may be why I was forced to pick an input for both the MCE Keyboard and the WMC PC devices. There is no need for this Music soft button. It does not do anything in XBMC, because you're using XBMC for both Videos and Music. I would remove it from the screen even, because it will cause confusion later. And you're right about the name "Utility" activity. Harmony SW calls that Utility during set up. But later when you bring it up to tweak it then it's called Generic Activity. I wrote all the posts with details from memory so I did not recall the exact name :-) I'm glad to be able to help! - jjd-uk - 2011-11-24 bodhi Wrote:Step 5 in this post is not clear.All I did was recreate the 1st few posts from the thread starter vanOert but added back the photo's I didn't want to change his work flow for setting up the Harmony. I personally agree with him that although you can use just the 2 MCE Keyboard and SE devices to achieve everything, thinking back to when I was a newbie the ability to map MCE Remote keys to Harmony keys was a lot easier in the beginning. Mapping MCE Remote Play button to Harmony Play button is obvious, mapping keystroke P is less so. bodhi Wrote:2. the MCE Keyboard set up should be:I don't see how that is really any different to what vanOert wrote, and it is plain to see from the pictures where MCE Keyboard must go - ytrebil - 2011-11-24 I have a Harmony One (not at my computer right now) but I am having problems making it put windows to SLEEP/STANDBY. Should I program MCE Keyboard as a Device? That way I can set-up a Shortcut on my Desktop with a shortcut key (say ctrl+alt+s) for putting the computer to sleep. If I do that, how do I map ctrl+alt+s to my Harmony Remote as say the Power Off? I realise I need to change that in the Activity, but is it possible? I can’t think of any other way of putting my computer to sleep using my Harmony Remote. Very, very frustrating. I think my Remote at the moment is using alt+f4 because it keeps bringing up the Windows shutdown dialog box. Not helpful! - bodhi - 2011-11-24 jjd-uk Wrote:All I did was recreate the 1st few posts from the thread starter vanOert but added back the photo's I didn't want to change his work flow for setting up the Harmony. jjd-uk, Kudos for bringing back the pictures! it surely will help a lot of users. Regarding the MCE Remote, I was just trying to point out that this device is not needed, and will reduce the number of devices that users can add to the Harmony remotes such as 600, 650, 700,... where the number of devices is limited :-) It's OK to add it anyway for remotes that have higher number of devices such as the Harmony One and other older models. And again, I did not mean to say the post has anything wrong in this regard. Regarding the MCE Keyboard, it is a little unclear from vanOert's post that the MCE Keyboard device should not be selected automatically by the Harmony SW. Because it will select a wrong device. So users must enter it by typing manually the words "MCE Keyboard". Until Logitech does something about it, we just need to be aware. bodhi - bodhi - 2011-11-24 ytrebil Wrote:I have a Harmony One (not at my computer right now) but I am having problems making it put windows to SLEEP/STANDBY. Take a look at previous posts starting here. - jjd-uk - 2011-11-25 bodhi Wrote: Kudos for bringing back the pictures! it surely will help a lot of users.Thanks bodhi Wrote:Regarding the MCE Remote, I was just trying to point out that this device is not needed, and will reduce the number of devices that users can add to the Harmony remotes such as 600, 650, 700,... where the number of devices is limited :-) It's OK to add it anyway for remotes that have higher number of devices such as the Harmony One and other older models. And again, I did not mean to say the post has anything wrong in this regard.Ok I see where you're coming from, I have a Harmony 900 so didn't consider that. bodhi Wrote:Regarding the MCE Keyboard, it is a little unclear from vanOert's post that the MCE Keyboard device should not be selected automatically by the Harmony SW. Because it will select a wrong device. So users must enter it by typing manually the words "MCE Keyboard". Until Logitech does something about it, we just need to be aware.I thought the bit where he states Quote:You’ll have to enter the last bit by hand.made that obvious, well it did to me anyway, but again I take your point it may not be so obvious to others. I was trying not to modify what vanOert wrote in case he resurfaced, so didn't want to be seen as being critical of what he did when it helped me out a lot. Anyway I've amended things so let me know what you you think. - jpsdr - 2011-11-27 I don't know if this is said somewhere, but i just want to give a warning : Harmony with MCE Keybord send Qwerty keys !! If you have an Azerty keyboard, you may spend a long time wondering why some keys work, and others don't or are not doing what expected (M key for exemple wich is absolutely not opening menu...). So, if in the Harmony you've programmed a button to send Z, in your program, you must select W. I think this warning should be added on the tutorial. Now, if i've made somewhere a step wrong, enlight me ! - sjw1 - 2011-11-27 jpsdr Wrote:I don't know if this is said somewhere, but i just want to give a warning : Harmony with MCE Keybord send Qwerty keys !! If you have an Azerty keyboard, you may spend a long time wondering why some keys work, and others don't or are not doing what expected (M key for exemple wich is absolutely not opening menu...). So, if in the Harmony you've programmed a button to send Z, in your program, you must select W.If you assign a button on your Harmony to 'backslash', which command does it send? Mine sends a # but bodhi's seems fine. - jpsdr - 2011-11-28 I don't know, i have not programmed this one. But if you have an azerty keyboard, and bodhi a qwerty keyboard, maybe, unfortunately, it's "normal". - bodhi - 2011-12-03 Looking for a cheap Harmony remote? Ben's Outlet has the Harmony 600 refurbished for 39.99: http://www.bensoutlet.com/products/logitech-600 - pbateman - 2011-12-04 Is anyone successfully using this IR receiver? It claims to be RC6 capable, but I cant get it to respond to anything from my Harmony. http://www.ebay.com/itm/270814666907?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_1118wt_1037 - jhsrennie - 2011-12-04 That looks like the Dell receiver that someone else hereabouts was complaining didn't work. If so, I suspect those receivers aren't actually RC6 compatible. This is the thread: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=115925 and this appears to be the offending remote: http://www.amazon.com/GENUINE-Receiver-OVU104007-RC1154006-Microsoft/dp/B0057GXAW2 The receiver will (probably) still work with the Harmony, but you'll have to work out what model it is so you can program the Harmony accoprdingly. If you can extract the vendor and product IDs from Device Manager you can Google for it, or http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/335A90747734097886257070006415B9 might help. JR - SteveMA - 2011-12-07 bodhi Wrote:To start XBMC automatically when the HTPC is powered up and booted into Windows: add the XBMC shortcut to Windows Startup (bring up the Start Menu and navigate to the Startup folder, open it in explorer, and drag the shortcut into it). Remember to add a delay of 10 seconds so that XBMC will not loose focus (add the option -d 10 to the end of the command). I am occasionally having an issue(error message from XBMC) which I think may be due to the PC not being ready for the Win+5 command to launch XBMC. I don't have a delay added to the command. When adding the Win+5 command (three radial buttons to check: one for command, one for delay, don't remember third). It isn't clear how to add command and delay. If I checked command and added Win+5 and then attempt to add delay the command button is unchecked. How to do both? Do I add the -d 10, eg, to the command itself? Thanks again, SteveMA |